Newcastle Jets vs Gamba Osaka, 2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Newcastle Jets
  • 32': Nikolaos Vergos
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Gamba Osaka
  • 40': Yusei Toshida
  • 73': Deniz Hümmet
  • 86': Welton Felipe

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Gamba Osaka at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
  • 1': Foul by Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka).
  • 1': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Ryotaro Meshino.
  • 4': Delay in match (Newcastle Jets).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Zane Schreiber (Newcastle Jets).
  • 5': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issam Jebali.
  • 9': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Shuto Abe (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 11': Offside, Gamba Osaka. Yusei Toshida is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by Joe Shaughnessy.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryotaro Meshino.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Delianov (Newcastle Jets). Assisted by Issam Jebali.
  • 15': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Shota Fukuoka (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shuto Abe following a corner.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Foul by Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets).
  • 21': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shinya Nakano with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 25': Handball by Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka).
  • 27': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tokuma Suzuki.
  • 29': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusei Toshida.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Delianov (Newcastle Jets). Assisted by Takeru Kishimoto with a cross.
  • 32': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 0. Nikos Vergos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 33': Offside, Gamba Osaka. Eli Adams is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shuto Abe with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Takeru Kishimoto.
  • 40': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 1. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eli Adams with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets).
  • 43': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by James Delianov (Newcastle Jets). Assisted by Ryotaro Meshino with a cross.
  • 45': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka).
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 1.
  • 47': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Nikos Vergos is caught offside.
  • 48': Handball by Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Yusei Toshida (Gamba Osaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eli Adams with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Issam Jebali.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Nikos Vergos is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Joe Lolley replaces Xavier Bertoncello because of an injury.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nikos Vergos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Dobson.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Zane Schreiber (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Shinnosuke Nakatani.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yusei Toshida.
  • 61': Foul by Zach Clough (Newcastle Jets).
  • 61': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Nikos Vergos (Newcastle Jets).
  • 63': Shota Fukuoka (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryotaro Meshino.
  • 66': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka).
  • 66': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Ethan Debono replaces Will Dobson because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Patrick Wood replaces Nikos Vergos.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bertolissio.
  • 69': Foul by Patrick Wood (Newcastle Jets).
  • 69': Jun Ichimori (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Gamba Osaka. Deniz Hümmet replaces Yusei Toshida.
  • 70': Substitution, Gamba Osaka. Welton Felipe replaces Ryotaro Meshino.
  • 71': Zane Schreiber (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka).
  • 71': VAR Decision: No Goal Newcastle Jets 1-1 Gamba Osaka.
  • 73': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 2. Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eli Adams.
  • 76': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
  • 76': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
  • 77': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shinya Nakano with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Substitution, Gamba Osaka. Rin Mito replaces Tokuma Suzuki.
  • 80': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Joe Lolley is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Julian Recchia replaces Zach Clough.
  • 82': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Shota Fukuoka (Gamba Osaka) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Shinya Nakano with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Rin Mito.
  • 84': Julian Recchia (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets).
  • 85': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Patrick Wood (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 3. Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shuto Abe.
  • 88': Foul by Ethan Debono (Newcastle Jets).
  • 88': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Ethan Debono (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by James Delianov (Newcastle Jets). Assisted by Shinnosuke Nakatani.
  • 89': Corner, Gamba Osaka. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Shuto Abe (Gamba Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Ethan Debono is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Gamba Osaka. Shu Kurata replaces Shuto Abe.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Gamba Osaka. Takashi Usami replaces Issam Jebali.
  • 90'+3': Ethan Debono (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka).
  • 90'+3': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Gamba Osaka 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 4
62.1 Possession 37.9
24 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
502 Accurate Passes 265
572 Passes 345
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 45
29 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 25
14 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gamba Osaka 2 +5 6
2 Shanghai Port 2 +2 4
3 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2 +1 4
4 Kashima Antlers 1 +6 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
39 Thomas Aquilina
5 Joe Shaughnessy
14 Max Burgess
23 Daniel Wilmering
22 Joel Bertolissio
10 Zach Clough
6 Zane Schreiber
43 Xavier Bertoncello
28 Will Dobson
9 Nikolaos Vergos
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Alex Grant, Jordan Baylis, Ethan Debono, Angus Benjamin Reid, Jake Goodwin, Jesse Raymond Hill, Patrick Wood, Joe Lolley, Julian Recchia, Kaiden Walshe, Nicholas Paul Badolato, Alex Nunes.

GAM Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Jun Ichimori (GK)
2 Shota Fukuoka
4 Shinnosuke Nakatani
47 Shinya Nakano
15 Takeru Kishimoto Yellow Card
11 Issam Jebali
16 Tokuma Suzuki Yellow Card
13 Shuto Abe
41 Yusei Toshida
8 Ryotaro Meshino
20 Eli Adams
Gamba Osaka Substitutes:
Zhang Ao lin, Soya Fujiwara, Ryoya Yamashita, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Welton Felipe, Ryo Hatsuse, Takashi Usami, Rin Mito, Deniz Hümmet, Shogo Sasaki, Shu Kurata.

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